The Story Engine Podcast

Today on the show I have Jeff Schiefelbein. Jeff is a successful serial entrepreneur who has been running many different businesses and ventures for twenty years. Today we are going to dive into his story of how an unexpected dark moment became one of the most important in his life. This was when he was pulled over for a DUI.  We are going to talk about that turning point in his life and we are going to talk about a lot of the ways that many entrepreneurs and visionaries are drunk driving in their businesses right now, not necessarily literally drunk driving but are going through the same process that is equally as dangerous at the helm of their businesses. There is a ton of great information that Jeff is going to share whether you are just starting out as an entrepreneur or have been at this for many years.  In This Episode: People have become victims of their surroundings.   People are all driven by the same fundamentals of human nature and when they feel respected, seen, and heard you get a lot of really great things done together. Recognize the blessing of life. Every single part of my life is a blessing and yours and you can completely change and see the world in a brighter light, more abundance, and less fear because you get to, you don’t have to. And so much more!!! Connect with Jeff Schiefelbein: Jeff’s Website Jeff on LinkedIn  

Today on the show coming up I have a really exciting offer to share with you. Since this is The Story Engine, I want to share a story about one of my origins as an entrepreneur nearly ten years ago, my first opportunity to engage with entrepreneurship, The Foundry.  In this episode, I share the key components and the huge impact a mastermind can make in your life and your business.  In This Episode: The measure of your integrity is your ability to do what you say you will do.  Learning from peers is faster than learning from gurus.  There is a certain magic to learning and growing alongside others. And so much more!!!

Today on the show I have Mike Koenigs. Mike is a long-time veteran in the entrepreneurship space, author of many books, and on a first-name basis with almost any heavy hitter well-known entrepreneur, or personality that you can think of.  Today on the show we are going to start with Mike’s story which really leads into a bigger philosophical discussion around leadership. Then we will transition into the art of the referral party which has been one of my favorite tools to develop new connections and build new relationships that I have been using in the last year that has absolutely transformed my business and Mike is the mastermind behind it all. It is a huge honor to have him on the podcast.  In This Episode: Great marketing is just great storytelling where we are triggering feelings, words, and meaningful things that we have shared amongst us.  The best thing you can do is start building a network and find effective ways to connect people expecting nothing.  If you want to really accelerate your super powers right now, spending a little time with AI is going to make you even more effective at everything you do.  And so much more!!! Connect with Mike Koenigs: Mike’s Website Referral Party Your Next Act Punch the Elephant Mike on Instagram Mike on Twitter Mike on LinkedIn  

I have something a little bit different for you today.  A few weeks back I was featured on the She’s Busy AF Podcast hosted by Lauren Loreto and it was an incredible experience. First of all, it was a huge honor to be the first male guest on a podcast for women business leaders by women business leaders.   It was an honor to be able to help with some of the key points that all entrepreneurs face in communicating their value and attracting their clients. This was an action packed episode so I wanted to share this interview with my listeners so you can get a little bit of a taste of what it is like when I am being interviewed.  In This Episode: One of the biggest differences and shifts you can make is moving from a passive voice to an active voice.  Changing your story and clarifying your story as a leader changes who you are, and how you show up in this world and creates a bigger context for the things that you want to do. Being able to have a vision that lines up your team that you can communicate with your team is so essential.  And so much more!!! Connect with Lauren Loreto: Lauren’s Website How to Transform Your Communication and Sales with Storytelling Ft. Kyle Gray  

Today on the show we have Armin Sharfee. Armin is a master at all things high ticket coaching from marketing and messaging to premium clients to delivering incredible experiences and scaling up a high ticket coaching business. Today on the show we are going to be talking about creating a powerful vision that drives an increased value for your product and masterful sales techniques that you can use to attract and enroll premium clients into your newly upgraded programs.  In this Episode: Great sales doesn’t feel like sales. It feels like a conversation.   Stories plant the seeds, beliefs, and ideas in people’s minds. Real good salespeople are good storytellers.   The core framework of getting people to make decisions is mirroring, seeding, and framing.  And so much more!!! Connect with Armin Sharfee: Armin’s Website Armin on Instagram Armin on YouTube  

Today on the show we have Hamilton Souther. Hamilton is the founder of the Blue Morpho Organization and Retreat Center. He helps facilitate and certify those who want to go through psychedelic experiences, particularly with Ayahuasca. Today Hamilton is coming to us from his retreat center in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest in Peru.   We are going to have an amazing conversation that encompasses a lot of the business of psychedelics, the impact that it has had on places like Peru and South America, the future of psychedelic plant medicine work, and how it is tied in with the convergence of AI and people waking up and increasing their emotional intelligence. We cover a ton of ground in this conversation and I wish I could have gone for an extra hour.  In This Episode: The plant medicine space is evolving rapidly. There is a tremendous growing interest, and because of that there is a willingness and desire to learn.  The plant medicine experience is an opportunity to make new choices and decisions. Based on the changes that happen in the ceremony you get a window of opportunity to make new choices and decisions. Artificial intelligence will touch everything that everybody does even if they don’t know it.  And so much more!!! Connect with Hamilton Souther: Blue Morpho Academy Blue Morpho Tours Hamilton on Instagram Hamilton on Facebook  

Today on the show we have Dan Goodwin. Dan got his start as an investigator and interrogator and now applies his question asking prowess and curiosity to help thought leaders access and leverage their own unique visions, abilities, perspectives, and most of all their intuition to get great results. In this episode, we are going to talk about a lot of the applications of intuition including when we should use intuition over AI and how we can use both of them together to create great results. We also take a deep look at how Dan listens in many different ways and on many different levels to his audience and his clients and creates incredible experiences even if it is a simple one on one Zoom connection call.  In This Episode: It is important to look back and help people that are behind us.  Human intuition will always trump AI. AI is a good starting point and ideas generator. You find out the best information to exercise your critical thinking when you stay eternally curious.  Ask the next best question.  And so much more!!! Connect with Dan Goodwin: Dan on LinkedIn  

Today on the show we have Mike Moll. Mike is a master at helping agency owners build businesses they actually enjoy running through great systems that are aligned with your core values and attract just the right people to work with you. Today on the show we are going to talk about all kinds of systems and methods to build that business whether you are just starting out and starting on your own or whether you are scaling up and growing a team and want to bring in more of a team to help support you so you can be in your visionary role.  In This Episode: Entrepreneurs should think about building a system for everything as soon as possible. It is also building systems in your personal life. Building a system for everything in your life regardless of if you are going to outsource it is a really smart way to do it.  Nothing can be perfect.  Done is better than perfect. Give yourself permission to be imperfect. It will be messy at first.  And so much more!!!   Connect with Mike Moll: Mike’s Website Mike on Instagram  

Today on the show we are going to be talking about 4 ingredients for more presence in your storytelling.  Presence is the hidden magic between your words, the tone, and the rhythm and mastery that inspires trust. It conveys the energy and the passion that you have and you feel before you even start speaking and it is the subtle ability to make your audience feel that same energy.  In This Episode: Presence is a process that needs to be fostered and integrated over a long period of time.    Ingredient #1: Listening - The Art of Silent Connection Ingredient #2: Empathy And so much more!!!  

Today on the show we have Shannon Graham returning for a second time. Shannon is a really inspiring figure in my life and one of the first people to open me up to the possibilities of very high ticket sales. Shannon loves to do sales of six figures or larger.  So today we are going to talk about exactly what it takes to create a six figure plus offer and how to lead and grow a business with your imagination and creativity rather than your own personal experience.  In This Episode: The Future Self exercise can be used to shake yourself out of the pattern you have been in so you can embrace this new and different way of being.  Everyone has a higher version of themselves. Elevating the conversation is taking what you have been doing and how you have been speaking about it and elevating that conversation so that it resonates with a different crowd of people.  We all desire to some degree to be more, to do more, to have more, and to give more. Be honest about that and what you want. Just that honestly alone can be very empowering and illuminating.  And so much more!!! Connect with Shannon Graham: Shannon’s Website Shannon on Facebook  Shannon on Instagram